Choose Dead of Darkness
Choose Dead of Darkness if you want the Adjustable Difficulty side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Dead of Darkness launched in 2025.
Dead of Darkness vs Heavy Metal Death Can
Dead of Darkness and Heavy Metal Death Can both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Dead of Darkness (2025) is 1 year older than Heavy Metal Death Can (2026). Heavy Metal Death Can scores higher on Steam reviews (94.3% positive) than Dead of Darkness (91.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Heavy Metal Death Can
Choose Heavy Metal Death Can if you want the Stereo Sound and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. Heavy Metal Death Can launched in 2026.
Both Dead of Darkness and Heavy Metal Death Can sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls and Keyboard Only Option, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dead of Darkness |  Heavy Metal Death Can | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 15.99 USD | 15.75 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.3% positive (103 reviews) | 94.3% positive (53 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Retrofiction Games | Krufs Productions |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Dead of Darkness (2025) is 1 year older than Heavy Metal Death Can (2026).
- Heavy Metal Death Can scores higher on Steam reviews (94.3% positive) than Dead of Darkness (91.3% positive).
- Heavy Metal Death Can is currently ~2% cheaper on Steam than Dead of Darkness (15.75 USD vs. 15.99 USD).
- Dead of Darkness is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Heavy Metal Death Can has no Deck rating yet.
Dead of Darkness vs Heavy Metal Death Can — FAQ
- Should I play Dead of Darkness or Heavy Metal Death Can first?
- If you want chronology, Dead of Darkness (2025) came out before Heavy Metal Death Can (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Dead of Darkness and Heavy Metal Death Can similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Dead of Darkness run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dead of Darkness is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Heavy Metal Death Can doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.